So, farm life… blimey, whats with the flippin’ cockerel at 4am… I can see why the Airbnb didn’t invest in blackout blinds, lets face it the cottage would need sound proofing too!! so basically from 4am, light dozing only until just getting up at 6am and a leisurely preparation to head into town for 8am … More Margaret River at its best
So, 7am its out and on the road for a quick drive to Denmark and Greens Pool, to be honest this spot is amazing (last year I made it for sunset which is a must!) and somewhere it would be easy to spend the day, as long as you have insect repellent!! Sand flies are … More Albany to Margaret River
So with a really early start under my belt, 7am I hit the road to get to Albany. There are a few places en route to check out but the first one is 4hrs away Bremer Bay. That is just a straight drive through national park roads to get there, I make good time arriving … More Esperance to Albany
So, one of the pitfalls of travelling with others (and why solo travel is something I prefer by far)…. the indecision situation! So yesterday, a few back and forth’s about what to do and a lot of things that weren’t happening in Esperance because, well, its not quite busy season and not enough tourists to … More Last day in Esperance
Today we are doing the Great Ocean Drive, well ride as we will be cycling this. All I know at the start is that its 40km ish, and takes us in a loop around Esperance and all the beaches and coves and past their famous lake before returning to the city. We head to Dempster’s … More Great Ocean Ride….OMG!
With the rain yesterday well and truly gone today, its about 27C by 9am!! I get up early to kick start my healthy regime with the personal training plan I was given before leaving the UK, funnily just as I am mid swing, Anne comes driving down the driveway with a prime view of my … More Esperance – Cape Le Grand
So an early start getting on the road to Esperance, first a pit stop at Coles supermarket to get some ice for the new Esky we have to keep the healthy food nice and fresh as we travel around on our road trip. The plan being (given there is very little of interest on a … More Perth to Esperance… 7hrs on the road
So my last day in Nepal I had a rest really, a bit of a lie in and just hung out in a few a few places I wanted to check out, walked the streets of Thamel avoiding shopping! I decided to try a late lunch at Forest and Plate, mushroom, garlic and spinach with … More Planes, Planes and Automobiles….
So its time for my last breakfast at the Vaishali hotel in Kathmandu, I am all packed and ready to go. Achut comes to see me off and provides a driver to take me to the airport. I quickly get to the check-in area, I hand over my passport and the information about my ticket … More To Beijing (sadly not!)
Well invigorated by yesterdays hike I get up and work my way through the exercises my personal trainer gave me before I left. I’ve not had much chance to do them so far, probably only done this a few times but they are really good and when I am done I feel great. After breakfast … More Pokhara to Kathmandu
Spin My Own Dreams 